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Catherine Drinker Bowen quotes

American Writer January 1, 1897 – November 1, 1973

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Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "If art has a purpose, it is to interpret life, reproduce it in..."
If art has a purpose, it is to interpret life, reproduce it in fresh visions. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-contained characters who are never in trouble, never unhappy or ill, never make mistakes and always count their change when it is handed to them. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Writers seldom choose as friends those self-centered characters who are never in trouble, never make mistakes, and always count their change as it is handed to them. Catherine Drinker Bowen
It is a great, a pleasant thing to have a friend with whom to walk, untroubled, through the woods, by the stream, saying nothing, at peace--the heart all clean and quiet and empty, ready for the spirit that may choose to be its guest. Catherine Drinker Bowen
In early days, I tried not to give librarians any trouble, which was where I made my primary mistake. Librarians like to be given trouble; they exist for it, they are geared to it. For the location of a mislaid volume, an uncatalogued item, your good librarian has a ferret’s nose. Give her a scent and she jumps the leash, her eye bright with battle. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences every thing twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "Writing is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double..."
Writing is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. Catherine Drinker Bowen
In writing biography, fact and fiction shouldn't be mixed. And if they are, the fictional points should be printed in red ink, the facts printed in black ink. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization..."
For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its..."
There is a marvelous turn and trick to British arrogance; its apparent unconsciousness makes it twice as effectual. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "Many a man who has known himself at ten forgets himself..."
Many a man who has known himself at ten forgets himself utterly between ten and thirty. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare;..."
I speak truth, not so much as I would, but as much as I dare; and I dare a little more, as I grown older. Catherine Drinker Bowen
Catherine Drinker Bowen quote: "Will the reader turn the page?"
Will the reader turn the page? Catherine Drinker Bowen

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